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Category: Shorpy Historic Photo Archive
August 1941. “Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. An automobile graveyard outside Baltimore. Scrapped cars are collected in such yards in every state. Usable parts are stripped from the chassis and the remainder of the car is sent to scrap iron dealers for processing and shipment to steel mills.” Acetate negative by “Danish,” Office for Emergency Management.
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What a fantastic picture from the Shorpy Historic Photo Archive, the detail is amazing. I have no idea what the vehicle is but I like it!
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The photo below from the Shorpy Photo Archive was used to create the artwork for a line drawn advertisement for the District National Bank, Dupont branch Washington DC
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Considering the age of the photo the quality is amazing, the car with what appears to be a greeter for the bank is a Lincoln Coupe from around 1922 and the car behind is a Locomobile of around the same vintage.
The tagline is “Drive Your Car To The Door” pretty advanced for the time!
Not sure where this was taken but it looks cold!
Photograph taken by The Detroit Edison Company, number CAR K-330, M-40004, on December 30, 1935.
Great photo of a 1931 Cord L-29 Cabriolet passing the 18th hole at the Union League Club in Millbrae, San Mateo County
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January 1925. Falls Church, Virginia. “Makely Motor Co.” with a 1923 Lincoln in the showroom
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